Microscopic diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in bronchoalveolar lavage and oropharyngeal wash samples of immunocompromised patients with pneumonia;Diagnóstico microscópico de neumonía por Pneumocystis jirovecii en muestras de lavado broncoalveolar y lavado orofaríngeo de pacientes inmunocomprometidos con neumonía

Biomedica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-231

  Rodiño, Jenniffer ^a   Rincón, Nataly ^a   Aguilar, Yudy Alexandra ^a   Rueda, Zulma Vanessa ^a   Herrera, Mariana ^a   Vélez, Lázaro Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Direct; Fluorescent antibody technique; Immunocompromised host; Oropharynx; Pneumocystis diagnosis; Pneumonia; Tolonium chloride

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII;

EID: 84856186439     PISSN: 01204157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v31i2.307     Document Type: Article

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